1         package french Vanilla cake mix
1/2      C butter or margarine - softened
2         C pecan halves
2/3      C butter or margarine
1/2      C packed brown sugar
1         6 oz. package semisweet chocolate chips ( 1 cup)

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix cake mix (dry) and 1/2 cup butter in medium
bowl, using pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, until crumbly.
Press firmly in bottom of ungreased rectangular pan, 13 x 9 x 2
inches. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown.

Sprinkle pecan halves evenly over baked layer. Heat 2/3 cup butter
and the brown sugar to boiling in 2-quart saucepan over medium heat,
stirring occasionally; boil and stir 1 minute. Spoon mixture evenly over
pecans.

Bake about 20 minutes or until bubbly and light brown. Sprinkle
chocolate chips over warm bars; cool. Cut into 8 rows by 4 rows.